Mit diesem kleinen Mund von nur einen Durchmesser von fünf Millionstel Meter frisst eine Protozoe Bakterien und reinigt damit effektiv die Schlämme in Kläranlagen. Allerdings nur, wenn die Protozoen nicht von Chemikalien im Abwasser angegriffen werden, was heute noch nicht getestet werden kann. In den Belebtschlämmen kommen die Protozoen in vielen Größen vor. Sie können bis zu acht Mal größer sein als das abgebildete so genannte Tetrahymena.
Source: © Christian Bardele, Universität Tübingen
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